Straight Pipes on a C5
Heel & Toe
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Since you're on the topic, I have a customized exhaust system using the Borla straights with the resonators design with 2.5" piping. I love the sound. I love the power increase at high RPMs. But I felt that there is a slight power decrease at low RPMs I would say before 4000rpm? I have an A4. Any suggestions that I can get my low-end torque back?
Burning Brakes
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From: Louisville KY
Man, I hope you're willing to put $150 worth of dynomat or some crap like that in.. lol
When you added the pipes it may have changed the scavenging effect within the stock exhaust system due to a lower backpressure... may have lost some efficiency in the lower RPM's... mabey? You could just need a tune... just throwin out some ideas
Originally Posted by frankc Z
Since you're on the topic, I have a customized exhaust system using the Borla straights with the resonators design with 2.5" piping. I love the sound. I love the power increase at high RPMs. But I felt that there is a slight power decrease at low RPMs I would say before 4000rpm? I have an A4. Any suggestions that I can get my low-end torque back?
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Newberry FL
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St. Jude Donor '07
I ran the straight pipes on a stock A4 and loved the sound, didn't pick up much power, but the sound was nice. I added a cam and heads with SLP LTs and off-raod H-pipe and the straight pipes were LOUD and I swear that I had some wicked low end torq and power. I sold the straight pipes and now have the SLP LOUDMOUTHS and wow, these things made a new beefier and very throaty sound and to be honest I didn't have the resonance with the LMs as I did with the BORLA strightpipes in my A4.
And "yes" you can simply add just the stright pipes to your vette!
Enjoy your new exhaust!
And "yes" you can simply add just the stright pipes to your vette!
Enjoy your new exhaust!
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From: Newberry FL
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by frankc Z
Well the whole problem is my car is all the way in Thailand and nobody has a Corvette there. Is there any exhaust mod that will do? Like Adding an X -pipe, H-pipe or something?
